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Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcos Kyprianou has said that any
sanctions against Libya must be targeted so as not to harm the people
of Libya.

Speaking after a meeting he had with EU Commissioner for International
Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response Kristalina Georgieva,
Kyprianou said there are some ideas about the sanctions that the EU may
impose on Libya.

He noted that any sanctions must be targeted so that the people will
not be harmed. The fact that we advice for caution does not mean that
we are taking a position towards any direction, he said.

Kyprianou noted that due to the particularity of the country we must be
cautious, reflect on the situation and remain targeted. He said that he
expects that the EU will take its decision on the issue of sanctions in
the next few days.

Asked whether humanitarian aid will be sent to Libya, Kyprianou said
that this is an issue addressed by the Commission, who will send
humanitarian aid, as Commission Georgieva informed him.

Kyprianou stressed that Cyprus always provides its help once it is
asked to do so while he noted that almost all Cypriots that wanted to
leave Libya have been evacuated. He added that approximately seven
Cypriots are still in a region from where it is difficult to be
evacuated.

He also underlined the very close cooperation between the governments
of Cyprus and Greece. He said that Cyprus is grateful to Greece for its
help and tangible support and noted that he spoke on Thursday night
with Greek FM Demetris Droutsas.

Responding to another question, Kyprianou said that has been no request
so far to Cyprus to investigate whether there are any assets of
Mubaraks family in Cyprus.